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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Correctional Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices [SB-1046]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Authorizing the interception of certain oral communications by a correctional officer with a body-worn digital recording device under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements; and requiring the Maryland Correctional Training Commission to develop and publish online by January 1, 2026, a certain policy relating to the use of body-worn digital recording devices by a correctional officer.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/01/2025
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Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs [HB-1527]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
Authorizing Prince George's county to establish a certain pilot program allowing a member of the public to submit video evidence of an alleged violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law to an appropriate enforcement unit within the jurisdiction; requiring a program established under the Act to allow a member of the public to receive half the total amount of any fines collected in relation to the violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law if the video evidence leads to a conviction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Denise Roberts
Third Reading Passed (132-0) on 03/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [SB-1025]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that each individual and a certain right holder have the right to authorize the use of the voice or visual likeness of the individual in a digital replica; providing that the right does not expire on the death of the individual and is transferable or licensable in a certain manner; providing that the right terminates after a certain period of time; requiring an online service to designate an agent for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of State to maintain and make available certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [SB-1027]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Favorable With Amendments Report By Health And Government Operations on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County - Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools Ho. Co. 15-25 [HB-1384]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Howard County Board of Education to study how best to detect deadly weapons in Howard County public middle and high schools and how best to rapidly report the detection of weapons to a law enforcement agency; and requiring, by October 1, 2025, in a manner that does not jeopardize school safety, the Howard County Board of Education to report on the findings of its study to the State
Superintendent of Schools and the Howard County Delegation to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation [HB-1347]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a cannabis agent who is employed to provide security services for a cannabis licensee or cannabis registrant as a security guard or by a security guard agency is not required to obtain a State or national criminal history records check if the cannabis agent is authorized to provide security guard services; altering the definition of "security guard employer" for purposes of certain provisions of law to exclude video lottery facilities, sports wagering facility licensees, and health care facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 702 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Voice and Visual Likeness - Digital Replication Rights (Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act - NO FAKES Act) [HB-1407]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Establishing that each individual and a certain right holder have the right to authorize the use of the voice or visual likeness of the individual in a digital replica; providing that the right does not expire on the death of the individual and is transferable or licensable in a certain manner; providing that the right terminates after a certain period of time; requiring an online service to designate an agent for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of State to maintain and make available certain information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation-Related Tolls - Installment Payment Plans [HB-1465]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to establish programs to offer installment payment plans for the payment of certain tolls, in excess of $300.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 527 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines and Professional Development [HB-1391]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to develop and periodically update certain guidance on artificial intelligence; requiring the Department to promote training and workforce development in artificial intelligence; requiring the Career and Technical Education Committee and the CTE Skills Standards Advisory Committee to use the Department's guidance and, if necessary, consult with the Department before incorporating the use of artificial intelligence into certain CTE actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment [HB-1244]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council to advise and provide recommendations to the Developmental Disabilities Administration on system design, service delivery, and quality enhancement strategies for the Medicaid waiver programs operated by the Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 756 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-1226]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the use of stop sign monitoring systems in school zones in Baltimore City and the City of Takoma Park under the pilot program authorized for Prince George's County if authorized by local law; requiring a local jurisdiction that implements a stop sign monitoring system to prominently place signs on highways within the local jurisdiction providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Trespass and Surveillance [HB-1349]
[Crime ]
[Drones ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from using an unmanned aircraft system to enter another person's property under certain circumstances; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Uploading Criminal Activity on Social Media Application - Prohibition (MaKenzi's Law) [HB-1282]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Prohibiting a person from uploading a video depicting a crime under the laws of the State or federal law to a certain social media application with the intent to promote or condone the activity; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Tomlinson
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Insurance - Appeals and Adverse Decisions - Call Centers, Notification Requirements, and Required Survey [HB-1341]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring health insurance carriers to operate a 24-hour call center for appeals and adverse decisions, include certain information in a certain manner in the written notice of adverse decisions required to be sent to members, and conduct an annual survey on member experiences with the internal grievance process and submit the results of the survey to the Insurance Commissioner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health - Medical Care Facilities - Electronic Monitoring Devices [HB-1409]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Providing for an exception to the prohibition against willfully intercepting wire or electronic communication for a resident in a medical care facility under certain circumstances; requiring a medical care facility to allow electronic monitoring of a resident if requested by the resident or the resident's legal representative; and providing for the admissibility of a recording made through electronic monitoring in a civil or criminal court of the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan McComas
Hearing Canceled (health And Government Operations) on 03/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act) [HB-1453]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Education ]
Requiring a vlogger who creates video content that is posted on a social media platform and features a certain minor child to compensate the child under certain circumstances; establishing requirements on social media platforms relating to deleting video content featuring minor children; applying certain requirements related to the labor of minors to children compensated by vloggers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County Planning Board and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Open Meetings - Live Streaming Requirement MC/PG 101-25 [HB-1064]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing that certain project site visits and educational field tours do not constitute open meetings subject to the requirement that the Montgomery County Planning Board and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, respectively, stream live video or audio of their open meetings.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 591 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Transportation-Related Tolls - Installment Payment Plans [SB-941]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Maryland Transportation Authority to establish programs to offer installment payment plans for the payment of unpaid video tolls and civil penalties in excess of $300.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Task Force [SB-906]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the State Board of Education and the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education, to develop or update guidance on artificial intelligence for county boards of education; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Department of Information Technology, to develop and update annually a list of approved artificial intelligence tools; requiring each county board to conduct an annual inventory of systems that employ artificial intelligence; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing Canceled on 03/04/2025
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Howard Community College - Board of Trustees, Meetings, and Contracts - Alterations Ho. Co. 1-25 [SB-813]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Adding two members to the Board of Community College Trustees for Howard County; requiring each meeting of the Board to allow for public comment; requiring the Board to make a video or audio recording of its meetings which are to be made available on the Board's website; requiring Board members to undergo certain training specific to Board governance; and requiring the Board to submit a report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2026, and every 6 months thereafter until a contract is finalized, on the status of the faculty union contract.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 585 on 05/13/2025